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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does her feeling change?
(a) She becomes more confused.
(b) She becomes angry.
(c) She is overwhelmed.
(d) She gets lost in sadness.

2. What does Joe think about that has made him angry?
(a) He doesn't know how to make Maggie understand.
(b) He can't understand why this happened to him.
(c) He won't get to have his grandchildren surrounding him.
(d) He believes his life doesn't matter to Maggie.

3. What do all of the characters seem to say about life?
(a) It is unfair.
(b) It goes by too fast.
(c) It is never long enough.
(d) It can never be explained well.

4. How does Mark feel about the thought of Brian leaving?
(a) He cannot bear it.
(b) He realizes it will be a relief.
(c) He cannot truly understand it.
(d) He doesn't believe it will happen.

5. What does Felicity ask Agnes to do while she drinks her tea?
(a) Go and find her father for her.
(b) Read one of Claire's letters.
(c) Bring Claire into the living room.
(d) Stop fighting with Claire.

6. Who does the interviewer believe is keeping Felicity alive?
(a) Felicity.
(b) Agnes.
(c) Claire.
(d) Hospital.

7. Which of the following characters seems more resigned to the end of an unfulfilling life?
(a) Felicity.
(b) Joe.
(c) Maggie.
(d) Brian.

8. How does Agnes now describe Claire?
(a) As the golden child.
(b) As the trouble maker in the family.
(c) As the one that got away.
(d) As Felicity's favorite daughter.

9. What adds anger to the mix of emotions?
(a) Pain of the diseases.
(b) Misunderstandings.
(c) Dying process.
(d) Regrets.

10. What does Agnes believe has kept Felicity alive for the past two years?
(a) Agnes's devotion to ther mother.
(b) Her ongoing case of senility.
(c) Anticipation of the letters.
(d) The work of the hospitals.

11. What did Felicity manage after her husband died?
(a) Hardware store.
(b) Fruit market.
(c) Grocery store.
(d) Dairy farm.

12. How does Maggie feel that prevents her from going into the cottage?
(a) Confusion.
(b) Surprise.
(c) Fear.
(d) Anger.

13. It could be said that Joe and Felicity are further along in the acceptance of their disease than which of the following characters?
(a) Brian.
(b) Their families.
(c) Beverly and Mark.
(d) Agnes.

14. How does Joe describe his life?
(a) With painful memories.
(b) With a sense of futility.
(c) With a need to explain.
(d) With a great sense of peace.

15. What do the characters say about everything that matters?
(a) Everything that matters is kept in families.
(b) Everything that matters build memories.
(c) Everything that matters has an end.
(d) Everthing that matters goes by faster.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maggie realize Joe needs from her?

2. What does the letter reading incident lead Agnes to realize?

3. How did Agnes describe Felicity after her husband died?

4. What did Felicity refuse to do according to Agnes?

5. Which of the following characters seems to battle the process the most?

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